
Brain Stimulation in Children Spurs Hope - and Concern
Treatment of developing brains offers greater scope for improvement but also intensifies risks
Treatment of developing brains offers greater scope for improvement but also intensifies risks
A hormone involved in circadian rhythms could provide treatment for the autoimmune disease
The brain can learn to associate certain images with more or less pain, even if the images never reach our awareness
Two years in, a $1-billion-plus effort to simulate the human brain is in disarray. Was it poor management, or is something fundamentally wrong with Big Science?
—Jim Lohr, Iowa
Researchers have figured out how to coax stem cells into becoming organized clusters of neurons
When scientists tracked the genes behind an inherited form of the disease, they uncovered vital clues about how it progresses
Your nightly rest turns out to affect your mind and health more than anyone suspected
—via e-mail
The substance appears to be involved in a number of social and sensory processes that go awry in people with autism spectrum disorder
Study raises question about whether proteins implicated in the disease are capable of spreading through medical procedures
Lasker Award winner James Allison is enlisting the body’s own defenses to fight tumors
Animal experiments show how a just-discovered prion triggers a rare Parkinson’s-like disease
The famed neurologist–author found uniqueness in every patient and savored the miracle of existence, whether it be found in squirrel monkeys or people
Jimmy Carter talks about his public health efforts to eradicate guinea worm and improve global mental health and women's health. Plus, magazine collector Steven Lomazow brings part of his collection to the Scientific American 170th birthday party ...
The prolific author–neurologist gave the world empathetic insights into disorders of the brain while also inspiring films, plays, an opera and likely many careers in medicine and brain science...
The brain constantly strives to reconcile its own internal picture of the world with the incoming sensory flood from eyes, ears and other sensory inputs— a process that lets us run, walk and move about the world...
Neurons involved in Parkinson’s disease are especially susceptible to burnout because of their complex branching
When 100 past studies were replicated, only 39 percent yielded the same results
A Mediterranean-style diet may slow memory loss, even if adopted late in life
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